1911. 
THE RURAt NEW-YORKEB 
240 
REMODELING A BARN. 
I have a barn 30x40 feet, the first story 
used for the stabling of stock, the floors 
and stalls are of wood, no windows in it. 
I wish to be advised as to how I can 
change this building into one of modern 
conveniences and sanitary conditions. I 
would like a diagram of interior arrange¬ 
ments. Would it be advisable to have a 
well inside the building for furnishing 
water to the stock? subscriber. 
The man on the spot is the one to 
plan the interior arrangements of a barn, 
for he alone knows the kind and amount 
of stock to be kept, and the purpose for 
which they are to be kept, all of which 
must be known before plans can be 
made. Aside from general arrangements, 
three things seem especially desirable 
SECTION SHOWING FLOOR AND AIR 
INTAKE. 
in a stable. These are: A good floor, 
plenty of light, and ventilation. A floor 
to meet the requirements of the animals 
tight, smooth and non-destructible. Con¬ 
crete well surfaced fills the bill. To 
make it, shape the earth in the stable 
as in cut above. Wet and tramp or tamp 
thoroughly, put on three or four inches 
of concrete and surface with one-half 
inch made of one part Portland cement 
and two parts clean sand. Light is essen¬ 
tial to sanitation. Direct sunlight is 
death to most germ life. Make the stable 
then as light as your living room, and 
arrange the windows if possible so that 
the sun will shine on every foot of 
floor space some time in the day. Ven¬ 
tilation is especially necessary. The 
production of milk is a great tax on 
the nervous energy of the cow. She 
cannot keep up this nervous energy 
without an abundance of fresh air. To 
secure ventilation we must avail our¬ 
selves of certain facts and principles. 
We know that warm air rises and cold 
air settles. We know also that the 
poisonous gases thrown off by the ani¬ 
mal are heavier than air, and conse¬ 
quently settle. We know that there is 
always a draft up a chimney, conse¬ 
quently a chimney open at the floor, lik^ 
an old-fashioned fireplace, will draw the 
cold, poisonous air from the floor of the 
stable and carry it out above the roof. 
Above diagram will show ventilator. Pro¬ 
vision must also be made to get fresh air 
into the stable. To secure this provide 
intakes as in first cut. These should be 
shaped as in figure, so that the wind 
may not blow directly in upon stock 
but be directed upward against the 
ceiling, whence it will diffuse throughout 
the stable. All doors, windows and walk, 
should be tight, necessitating all air 
coming in by way of the intakes and 
discharging through the ventilating flues 
Ventilation can then be controlled and 
regulated. I believe this is the correct 
principle in any method of supplying 
air for the stable. We draw the cold, 
impure air from the floor. The fresh 
air from the outside meets the warm air 
as it rises from the animals, and is 
warmed thereby. As it warms its ca¬ 
pacity to hold moisture increases, hence 
it is dry. Dry air is always warm air. 
Where no provision is made for ven¬ 
tilation and stock is closely housed, the 
air becomes surcharged with moisture 
and is cold. The cold, damp, impure 
air of the average stable is one great 
cause of dairy unprofitableness. Two 
ventilating flues, each 1x2 feet, on either 
side of a stable should provide ventila¬ 
tion for 20 cows or their equivalent in 
other stock. The intakes should have a 
capacity equal to the flues. Good fresh 
water at the temperature of well water 
is very desirable in a stable. Whether 
the well should be in the stable or not 
will depend upon the room and conven¬ 
iences, etc. F. L. ALLEN. 
Ohio. 
TROUBLE WITH CHURNING. 
I have a cow that had her last calf last 
July. I have always nad good luck In 
making butter from her milk, never had 
any trouble before. But the last three 
times I have churned I have failed to get 
butter. I churn once a week. I keep my 
milk in a pantry until a day or night 
before churning; then l set it back of the 
stove. I have it at 60 degrees for churn¬ 
ing in a crank churn. The cream is thick 
when I begin to churn, but begins to foam. 
I churn four or five hours, but no butter. 
I feed the cow the same as every Winter, 
but I have never failed to get butter be¬ 
fore from her. mrs. s. a. 
New Jersey. 
Warm your cream to about 70 de¬ 
grees and hold it at that temperature 
for at least 12 hours before churning. 
Try churning at a higher temperature 
than you have been in the practice of 
doing, which you say is 60 degrees. If 
the butter still fails to come heat your 
cream to a temperature of 160 degrees, 
hold it there for 15 or 20 minutes, then 
cool down to 70 degrees; add a little 
clean, sour milk or buttermilk, keep it 
at 70 degrees for 12 hours, stirring oc¬ 
casionally, when it should be fit to 
churn. c. S. M. 
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STANCHION 
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WHY TORTURE 
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